Facebook, Apple Suppliers Lead 5 Big-Cap All-Stars

Looking for Wall Street's stock all-stars? IBD's Screen of the Day is Big Cap Leaders, which includes the top-performing large-cap stocks with strong fundamentals and technicals.

This article focuses on the screen's five companies including social media giant Facebook, with the highest expected earnings growth for their next reports. The stocks also are setting up in bases or at highs.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is a memory chip maker. The stock has been on a tear for the past several months. Micron rose 1.3% to 34.02 on the stock market today, a long-time closing high.

After struggling initially after its IPO fiasco, FacebookFacebook (NASDAQ:FB) has boomed as it's racked up huge mobile user growth — and turned that into ad dollars. The social networking giant fell 1% as a Federal Reserve report said some social media stocks' valuations are "stretched." (140-character Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) and local search specialist Yelp (NYSE:YELP) also retreated Tuesday). But Facebook is forming a handle in cup consolidation.

Facebook reports earnings on July 23. Earnings should show a 68% bump, analysts say, after Q1's 183% spike.

Facebook also is one of several stocks highlighted here that is on IBD's Leaderboard, a premium service with annotated charts.

Actavis (NYSE:ACT), another Leaderboard stock, is a fast-growing, acquisitive drug maker. Analysts forecast a 67% EPS gain after the prior quarter's 68% pop. Actavis shares fell less than 1% Tuesday to 218.97. It peaked at 230.77 on July 1.

NXP Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NXPI) is a Dutch fabless chipmaker whose products are used in the mobile, car and security markets. NXP earnings should climb 48% after a 36% gain in the prior quarter. Shares fell about 1% Tuesday.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) makes sophisticated analog chips for a variety of uses, from smartphones to autos to video game consoles. Skyworks reports earnings on Thursday. Wall Street predicts a 48% per-share profit gain after a 26% rise in the prior quarter. Skyworks shares are trading sideways at their best levels since late 2000. The stock edged higher on Tuesday.

Looking for Wall Street's stock all-stars? IBD's Screen of the Day is Big Cap Leaders, which includes the top-performing large-cap stocks with strong fundamentals and technicals.

This article focuses on the screen's five companies including social media giant Facebook, with the highest expected earnings growth for their next reports. The stocks also are setting up in bases or at highs.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is a memory chip maker. The stock has been on a tear for the past several months. Micron rose 1.3% to 34.02 on the stock market today, a long-time closing high.

After struggling initially after its IPO fiasco, FacebookFacebook (NASDAQ:FB) has boomed as it's racked up huge mobile user growth — and turned that into ad dollars. The social networking giant fell 1% as a Federal Reserve report said some social media stocks' valuations are "stretched." (140-character Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) and local search specialist Yelp (NYSE:YELP) also retreated Tuesday). But Facebook is forming a handle in cup consolidation.

Facebook reports earnings on July 23. Earnings should show a 68% bump, analysts say, after Q1's 183% spike.

Facebook also is one of several stocks highlighted here that is on IBD's Leaderboard, a premium service with annotated charts.

Actavis (NYSE:ACT), another Leaderboard stock, is a fast-growing, acquisitive drug maker. Analysts forecast a 67% EPS gain after the prior quarter's 68% pop. Actavis shares fell less than 1% Tuesday to 218.97. It peaked at 230.77 on July 1.

NXP Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NXPI) is a Dutch fabless chipmaker whose products are used in the mobile, car and security markets. NXP earnings should climb 48% after a 36% gain in the prior quarter. Shares fell about 1% Tuesday.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) makes sophisticated analog chips for a variety of uses, from smartphones to autos to video game consoles. Skyworks reports earnings on Thursday. Wall Street predicts a 48% per-share profit gain after a 26% rise in the prior quarter. Skyworks shares are trading sideways at their best levels since late 2000. The stock edged higher on Tuesday.

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